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LOT 2357
Natural History - Knightia Multi Fossil Fish Plate
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 1/8 in. (81 grams, 10.6 cm).
The three Knightia alta on a rounded matrix, showing good detail. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Natural History - Large Polished Copal Amber with Termites
Over 3 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
With a number of termite inclusions and a vertical 'tunnel'. 57.4 grams, 72 mm
From Brazil. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
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Natural History - Knightia Fossil Fish on Matrix Group
Eocene Period, circa 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising three rounded matrices, each with a single Knightia alta specimen. 217 grams total, 83-90 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Large Fossil Megalodon Giant Shark Tooth
Pliocene Period, circa 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £585
Of exceptional quality, showing some serrations to the edges. 274 grams, 13.3 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
Carcharodon megalodon is regarded as one of the largest and most powerful marine predators in vertebrate history and likely had a profound impact on structuring of the marine communities. Fossil remains indicate that this giant shark reached a length of more than 16 metres (52 ft) and also affirm that it had a cosmopolitan distribution. Scientists suggest that in life it looked like a stockier version of the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias.
